"When you begin to think outside the box, you often become some other "leaders" lousy follower. That usually costs something" (Andy Rayner)

"Our guardian angels are bored." (Mike Foster)

It's where I feel I'm at these days. “In the second half of life, it is good just to be a part of the general dance. We do not have to stand out, make defining moves, or be better than anyone else on the dance floor. Life is more participatory than assertive, and there is no need for strong or further self-definition” (Falling Upward. Richard Rohr.120).

Friday, July 10, 2009

Are we to Reform cultures as missionaries?

"We are not here to transform or reform someone else's culture. Culture is not to be conquered, or converted, but incarnated, inhabited, and impregnated with the seed of the gospel....Jesus disciples are like water: We can take the shape of whatever person or culture we are without losing the essence of who we are. Like all water, we turn bad by standing in one place and not being in motion in mission."
(So Beautiful. Leonard Sweet, David C Cook Pub, 2009, pp182,3)

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